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kim jong un is young. he needs to solidify his power base not just in the military but among the people and show that he's the kind of powerful leader that his father, kim jong il was. what analysts say, diplomatic sources say that they think kim jong un has done that. what happens now? the u.s. is expecting some kind of action from north korea, launching these missiles on to the launchers. could it be a missile test, nuclear test? the u.s. is hoping that would be a kind of minimum. what they're hoping for is cross voter action with south korea that would force the south korean military to respond and then it escalates. they're really hoping that the north koreans made their point, have shown they have more leverage, if they were to get back to talks and hoping that calmer heads will prevail. >> certainly a hair trigger if any sort of mistake happens. there are, what, 28,000 u.s. troops right on the border there? >> that's right. not only are they worried about some kind of launch that might hit somebody.
kim jong un is young. he needs to solidify his power base not just in the military but among the people and show that he's the kind of powerful leader that his father, kim jong il was. what analysts say, diplomatic sources say that they think kim jong un has done that. what happens now? the u.s. is expecting some kind of action from north korea, launching these missiles on to the launchers. could it be a missile test, nuclear test? the u.s. is hoping that would be a kind of minimum. what...
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over the years to be a very effective tactic for the kim dynasty, kim jong-un is the third kim to be using this to prop up his rule. >> okay, chris, should we worry as much about an attack on u.s. bases? you know, what really should we be worried about? >> well, i think it's very unlikely that there would be an attack on u.s. bases, especially this idea they're going to hit the mainland. i think the real issue is very much on the korean peninsula, whether you could have an incident on the demilitarized zone or perhaps an incident offshore. you know, it's well known that the south korean navy has just had it up to here with these north korean provocations. so, i think what is very interesting about this is how prolonged this propaganda campaign has been, how intense it's been. and the big question will be, when the exercises, when our exercises wind down, which is toward the end of april, will the propaganda wind down. in the meantime, will it continue through what is really going to be several more weeks. >> yeah, i mean, joseph, the pentagon has already announced that it's going to
over the years to be a very effective tactic for the kim dynasty, kim jong-un is the third kim to be using this to prop up his rule. >> okay, chris, should we worry as much about an attack on u.s. bases? you know, what really should we be worried about? >> well, i think it's very unlikely that there would be an attack on u.s. bases, especially this idea they're going to hit the mainland. i think the real issue is very much on the korean peninsula, whether you could have an incident...
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kim jong-un is trying to establish himself. he's trying to be the tough guy. he's 28, 29 years old, and he keeps going further and further out, and i don't know if he can get himself back in. my concern would be that he may feel to save face he has to launch some sort of attack on south korea or some base in the pacific. >>> activists who want immigration reform, have something to smile about. a bipartisan group of senators called the gang of eight has reached a deal, at least according to one of its members. senator lindsey graham told cnn's "state of the union" today that he expects to have a draft bill by the end of the week. >> i believe it will pass the house because it secures our borders. it controls who gets a job. as to the 11 million, they will have a pathway to be citizenship. but it will be earned, and it will be long, and it will be hard, and i think it is fair, the main thing, the combination of events in this bill will prevent a third wave of illegal immigration. >> florida republican senator marco rubio said today no deal has been reached but o
kim jong-un is trying to establish himself. he's trying to be the tough guy. he's 28, 29 years old, and he keeps going further and further out, and i don't know if he can get himself back in. my concern would be that he may feel to save face he has to launch some sort of attack on south korea or some base in the pacific. >>> activists who want immigration reform, have something to smile about. a bipartisan group of senators called the gang of eight has reached a deal, at least...
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kim jong-un has been in power for less than 16 months. he's purging officials who are loyal to his dad, the previous leader, and really right now we have got a situation in pyongyang where nobody is in control. when that happens, elements set the tone. that's why we're hearing some pretty disturbing rhetoric. >> one other prediction, you say in as little as three years north korea will have a nuclear warhead able to hit any american city it chooses. first, what evidence do you have to back that up? >> in january 2011, it was said the north koreans would have a ballistic missile that would be able to hit the united states. we're now two years down the road. we saw a very successful missile test in december. we know that the chinese have been selling their warhead designs to other countries. so the north koreans probably have them. they had a successful nuclear test last month. so north korea is making fast progress and we have got to assume that it is within a three-year time frame, five years at the most that they will be able to do that.
kim jong-un has been in power for less than 16 months. he's purging officials who are loyal to his dad, the previous leader, and really right now we have got a situation in pyongyang where nobody is in control. when that happens, elements set the tone. that's why we're hearing some pretty disturbing rhetoric. >> one other prediction, you say in as little as three years north korea will have a nuclear warhead able to hit any american city it chooses. first, what evidence do you have to...
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should president obama pick up the phone and chat with kim jong-un? will? >> no. and i'll tell you why. peter king's analogy out a little further. it's not just like a mafia family, but it would be like the gambino crime family after john gotti fell. it's in still disarray. he's not the guy you call up on the phone and have everything expect to fall in line. he's fighting for his own life there. he's fighting for his own power. attempting to consolidate it with the generals that were under his father. so acting tough, all these shows of force are an attempt to solidify his base of power. that's not the guy you negotiate with. >> maybe. the latest threat from north korea labeled the united states a boiled pumpkin, whatever that means. but maria, can you reason with a leader who says things like that? >> well, certainly it's not something that comes to mind and i agree with will that the president should not certainly pick up the phone and frankly listen to anything that dennis rodman is advising him on. but i will say this, i do agree that in terms of kim jong-un b
should president obama pick up the phone and chat with kim jong-un? will? >> no. and i'll tell you why. peter king's analogy out a little further. it's not just like a mafia family, but it would be like the gambino crime family after john gotti fell. it's in still disarray. he's not the guy you call up on the phone and have everything expect to fall in line. he's fighting for his own life there. he's fighting for his own power. attempting to consolidate it with the generals that were...
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this regime seems more unstable now than it ever was under his father, kim jong-il. does that instability make north korea's threat bigger or smaller, and who's in charge? >> don, it is an alarming time. he is a new leader, and frankly there isn't much known about his track record, because he's only been on the job for a little more than a year. we have a lot of information about kim jong-il during his 17 years during the leader of north korea. he manufactured and managed a lot of crises himself, but one thing that's important here is we're at a very early stage of new leadership around the region, so the testing and probing and assessing is something that's going to cause a lot of heart burn, but for the north koreans is an important type of exercise to see what they are dealing with, as well. the more he can protect his book of flinches, the more he can calibrate crises going forward. >> all right, thank you very much. we appreciate that. john park thinks as tensions mount on the korean peninsula, wolf blitzer takes you inside the conflict on a special edition of "
this regime seems more unstable now than it ever was under his father, kim jong-il. does that instability make north korea's threat bigger or smaller, and who's in charge? >> don, it is an alarming time. he is a new leader, and frankly there isn't much known about his track record, because he's only been on the job for a little more than a year. we have a lot of information about kim jong-il during his 17 years during the leader of north korea. he manufactured and managed a lot of crises...
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this as kim jong-un says its nukes are a national treasure. one u.s. congressman says an attack on south korea may be the only way for the young leader to save face. >> it is not an empty threat. i wouldn't be that concerned about them hitting mainland u.s. now or even u.s. territory. i think the real threat is to what north korea might be boxing itself into. kim jong-un is trying to establish himself, he's trying to be the tough guy, he's 28, 29 years old, and he keeps going further and further out. i don't think he can get himself back in. my concern is he may feel he has to save face or some sort of attack on south korea or some base in the pacific. >> south korea is warning the north that any provocative moves would be met with a strong response. >>> as a war in afghanistan wages on, one crew found themselves caught in the cross fire. in this exclusive report, anna coren gives us a rare glimpse into their deadly world and shows us what it is like to be in the middle of a fire fight on taliban turf. >> reporter: as rounds of gunfire ring out in the
this as kim jong-un says its nukes are a national treasure. one u.s. congressman says an attack on south korea may be the only way for the young leader to save face. >> it is not an empty threat. i wouldn't be that concerned about them hitting mainland u.s. now or even u.s. territory. i think the real threat is to what north korea might be boxing itself into. kim jong-un is trying to establish himself, he's trying to be the tough guy, he's 28, 29 years old, and he keeps going further and...
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look past the picture of kim jong un putting north korean rockets on standby. there is a chart marked u.s. mainland strike plan with missile trails at hawaii, california, d.c. and, for some reason, austin, texas. it's wishful thinking on pyongyang's part. they can't reach the u.s. yet. but tens of thousands of oh american troops are well within range of a more limited strike, something short of an all-out attack. >> i think it's more in the sense of north korea kind of getting right up to the edge, stumbling and falling over the edge. >> reporter: former ambassador chris hill says the real danger is the north shelling a border island like it did in 2010. hill says there is a wild card here that worries the u.s. young, inexperienced kim jong un's desire to prove himself as a leader. >> i think north koreans have their daughtoubts about whether kid is up to it. >> reporter: so far the rhetoric has not been matched by military moves. but it has no foreseeable end game and could go on for a while. north korea's protested on the streets one day after the u.s. flew l
look past the picture of kim jong un putting north korean rockets on standby. there is a chart marked u.s. mainland strike plan with missile trails at hawaii, california, d.c. and, for some reason, austin, texas. it's wishful thinking on pyongyang's part. they can't reach the u.s. yet. but tens of thousands of oh american troops are well within range of a more limited strike, something short of an all-out attack. >> i think it's more in the sense of north korea kind of getting right up to...